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December 16th, Weekend curated picks 🖼
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<li>Sunday Film Recommendation: People, Places, Things</li>
<li>Podcast: Amp up your gift-giving game</li>
<li>New artist recommendation: Joseph Lorusso</li>
<li>YouTube: The Gateway Experience </li>
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The Weekender | December 23

Listen to this episode from Life Kit on Spotify. Searching for the perfect gift for a loved one doesn’t have to be stressful. With some clever thinking, buying a present can be even more fun than receiving one. ‘SELF magazine’ editor-in-chief Rachel Wilkerson Miller shares her best tips for the holi…

Amp up your gift-giving game

Is it possible to leave your body? Is it possible to read someone’s mind? Is it possible the very reality you experience everyday is merely an illusion? The…

The Gateway Experience (It’s Dangerous)

Recently, we asked a number of our artists to write and share their takes on what their art means to them. We hope to give you the chance to connect with the artists in the same way they hope to co…

Every Picture Tells a Story: Joseph Lorusso

Lee Krasner’s huge contribution to abstract expressionism was overshadowed for years by her husband, Jackson Pollock’s work. Finally she is in the spotlight

Reframing Lee Krasner, the artist formerly known as Mrs Pollock

Listen to this episode from The Big Picture on Spotify. Adam Nayman joins Sean and Amanda to discuss Wes Anderson’s career and filmmaking aesthetic before they dig into his latest film, ‘Asteroid City’ (1:00). Then, Sean and Amanda rank all 11 of Anderson’s feature films (50:00).Hosts: Sean Fennesse…

‘Asteroid City’ and the Wes Anderson Movie Rankings

Listen to this episode from We the Museum on Spotify. Why are there mummies in your museum? Should they be there? What are visitors getting out of an encounter with ancient Egyptian remains? What happens when remains in museums become objectified and normalized to this extent? Is there an ethical wa…

The Ethics of Mummies in Museums (with Angela Stienne)

This video outlines the semantic theory of truth developed by Alfred Tarski.I offer private tutoring in philosophy. For details please email me: kanebaker91@…

Tarski’s Semantic Theory of Truth

Artist Juanita McNeely and Curator Jane Panetta reflect on the artist’s 1969 painting “Is it Real? Yes, It Is!,” one of the first works regarding her abortio…

The Weekender | December 23

Amp up your gift-giving game

The Gateway Experience (It’s Dangerous)

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